Fernando Meirelles
Brazilian film director · Brazil · On the map · Directors · Born 1955 · age 71
Fernando Ferreira Meirelles is a Brazilian filmmaker. He is best known for co-directing the film City of God, released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films, which received international critical acclaim. For his work in the film, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director.
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Beast RaceFilm, Director, Producer2025
Rivers of FateSeries, Director, Producer2024
Children of the Church StepsSeries, Producer2020
The Great Green WallFilm, Producer2019
Joint VentureSeries, Director2018
SocratesFilm, Producer2017
El RevengeFilm, Producer2016Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)Award2014
Rio, I Love YouFilm, Director2012
Xingu: A Saga dos Irmãos Villas-BoasSeries, Creator2011
Brasil AnimadoFilm2009
Sound & FurySeries, Director, Creator
AdriftFilm, 2009Producer2008
BlindnessFilm, Director2006Officer of the Order of Rio BrancoAward
AntoniaSeries, 2006Writer, Producer
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant GardenerFilm, 20062004
Up Against Them AllFilm, Producer2002
City of MenSeries, Director, Writer
City of GodFilm, 2002Director2001
MaidsFilm, Director, Writer1998E No Meio Passa Um TremFilm, Director1994
A Comédia da Vida PrivadaSeries, Director1990
Rá-Tim-BumSeries, Director1983
Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do SubúrbioFilm, Director1978
The South Bank ShowSeries1955Born11 September 1955People around Fernando
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Douglas Silva Fernando directed City of God and Blindness
Rodrigo Santoro Fernando produced 7 Prisoners and Not by Chance
Wagner Moura Fernando directed Rio, I Love You and Art
Roberta Rodrigues Fernando directed City of God (2024)
Graziella Moretto Fernando directed City of God and Maids
Jonathan Haagensen Fernando directed City of God (2024)
Maria Flor Fernando directed 360 (2013)
Darlan Cunha Fernando directed City of God (2024)
Alexandre Rodrigues Fernando directed City of God (2024)
Anthony Hopkins Fernando directed The Two Popes and 360
Rachel Weisz Fernando directed The Constant Gardener and 360
Ralph Fiennes Fernando directed The Constant Gardener and Art
Colin Farrell Fernando directed Sugar and Art
Vincent Cassel Fernando produced Adrift (2009)- Sandra Oh Fernando directed Blindness and The Sympathizer
Alice Braga Fernando directed City of God and Blindness
Juliano Cazarré Fernando directed 360 (2013)
Simon Channing-Williams Produced The Constant Gardener and Blindness
Milhem Cortaz Fernando produced VIPs and Not by Chance
Donald Ranvaud Produced City of God and The Constant Gardener
Leandro Firmino Fernando directed City of God (2024)
Paulo Lins Fernando directed City of God (2024)
Miguel Gonçalves Mendes Fernando directed 360 (2013)
Niv Fichman Produced Blindness (2008), also in Zoom (2016)
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City of God 2002
Waste Land 2010
The Two Popes 2019
Xingu 2012
7 Prisoners 2021
Filmography 40
105 credits on file
Television 17
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director in 2005 for The Constant Gardener, which garnered the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Rachel Weisz. He also directed the 2008 adaptation of José Saramago's novel Blindness, and the 2011 film 360. In 2019, Meirelles directed The Two Popes for Netflix.
